The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1882. RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 7, 8 July 1882, Page 2

The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1882. RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

As an instance of how dependant w^ire^ on one another, we may mention the pre^f sent depression in Wanganui, which is to , • be attributed entirely to the break-down ' of tiie railway, and the consequent' a©- i se'hce of supplies 6? tifn ber for building Jpurposes, or for export. One of.,thejj)' largest establishments for sash and door- -J making, &c, has been compelled to dis^ charge a number of hands, as there is literally no work to justify the employers ih keeping up the staff ordinarily em- j ployed in the workshops and yards. The ! 'price of timber has gone up in a slight j degrfce, but we suppose contractors and othej-s bound to time, have been able to makp arrangements for an extension of . theii terms of s2qfisr»^t^** tfrifrtyt^eftare not compelled to c*r^ auUt^jrosii ||%c , supply of firewood is also very low on all parts of the line, and the Marton people .■are now put to some inconvenience for | the want of it. This all means,a..ppsi.tis:e„. |lßfo'ney loss to the Manawatu, which is the feeder of these markets; and it is fortunate in having one port at the south end of the line to enable a portion £>L t^ e ,, . loca| produce to find a n.arket.jfgr itS*t i prbßable we would have felt it more. As it isi the large timber orders now in course of completion for all parts, keep the nailty in f ulW- wprW #»% ph^y, , of men employed in fc the v bu'ih. ~*pFe- v 'paring logs for cutting up. The fact of the principal part of the goods required for local consumption for the past three years having com£ via WaigiX : nui.tor from merchants in that city, has had the effect of reducing the stocks of : hfeavier articles to a considerable degree, held by our local storekeepers, wljio «.for reasons well known to themselves have Tittle inclination to get goods by way of , Fox!f;on when they can do so via Wanganui,; and escape the vexatious delay*. generally experienced by importers by way of the apparently shorter route. We will! not, however, dwell on this point, further than to *oWkkVi#im&tte fff tho«t*i mysteries wufcu "probaftly \ta *-a very^ • simple solution. We will be glad to congratulate ounelves and neighbors when the con veiiiencejs,o{ .travelling. by ''railjare restoVed'to as, «tndHrejsC*thal sV serious a calamity will not overtake us again for many years. I > =